That cake scene was so terrifying, yet also funny. I remember laughing out loud at that.

Agreed. And if you want to get really specific: September is the best month. August is the worst. Because September finally starts fall, and August is when you are really ready for summer to just be over already.

Be careful what you wish for. I mean, do you have a hand? There’s not prerequisite ass-kissing for masturbation. But there’s a reason why masturbation is generally not as satisfying as sex with another person. Part of it is the unpredictability of human nature. You may not have to do the whining with a robot, but will…

Point taken.

True, but it is also true that it is more acceptable for men to go to prostitutes. If the machines start to resemble full humans and not just a single organ, I would think you would see that change. Part of the problem is that real, live human women are already seen as sex objects by society. So much so, that a man…

I don’t know. Sometimes I think one NYC editor’s kid gets into a site or a trend or a band, then all of a sudden stories are being written and it’s a “thing that all teens are into.” And it feeds off itself. I have some really cool teens in my life, this kind of stuff would not appeal to them at all. I also feel like…

All I’m saying if the person’s intent was to degrade you or use you as a tool, does it matter that you don’t feel degraded? Doesn’t it still color their interaction with you? Their intent?

The thing is if someone takes something from you that you would have willingly given them, they are still a thief. It doesn’t matter if the sex worker thinks he or she is in control, the customer’s view of the sex worker colors what the interaction actually is. And if those customers think they are taking advantage…

Yeah, that’s how I read it. The acknowledgment that the Southern economy was built on slaves’ knowledge. Not that it wasn’t bad. Even the religion part, I thought, was trying to say that slaves had the ability to create community. As much as people here hate religion, it does show how slaves were able to think about…

Yeah, it does seem like college has gotten way more rapey in the last few years. WTF?

Yeah. The first-string would be the major capitals.

That’s the best.

Oh, I agree. But do I think the Europeans appreciate it? No. I would give a piece of the Grand Canyon for Barcelona.

Try less hard, Miley.

Me too. And that is what makes me afraid of the water. Especially deep water. I can swim but I am always scared to get too far from the edge of the pool. What if I get tired, or get a cramp, or just have a panic attack? I’m sure I'll sink like a stone in minutes because I can't tread water.

I so want to take everything you say in these comments and put them t-shirts so I can wear them all the time. “I retcon you” and “sour grapes are my jet fuel” should be good for starters.

Right. I’m from Louisiana. And I say with pride that we are shady folk!

I did that. I was making $20K less than a man doing similar job. I asked for a raise. Obviously, I knew they weren’t going to give me the full $20K. But when they came back with less than $5K, I was insulted. I was already in the process of looking for jobs, but this really spurred me on. Got a new job in a couple of…

Wow. I thought Patricia Smith’s poems were the most ear-jangling. She writes the voices of people from St. Rita’s in St. Bernard Parish as if they were black. They were not.

And God, men are stupid!